Eastern Sierra Land Trust

Summer Garden Concert with Chris Webster and Nina Gerber
2019-08-16 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Round Valley
Enjoy Chris Webster’s elegant voice and Nina Gerber’s exquisite guitar in a charming garden venue in Round Valley. Their sharp, folksy music pairs perfectly with the visual electricity of a Sierra sunset. Scroll down to secure your ticket so you can join us to experience the harmony!
Their stage will be set in our Executive Director Kay Ogden’s own garden, for an intimate musical experience with a tall mountain backdrop. Tickets are $35.
There’s limited space, so make sure to secure your ticket today!
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As the duo plays, our local friends with Piñon Pizza will be crafting custom pizzas. They’ll be available for purchase at the event along with wine generously donated by Sonoma Wine Company and locally-brewed beer, all at a no-host bar.
There will be limited seating available with advance notice. Please bring your own chair or blanket if you can, so you may sit while enjoying food and music.
If you have any questions, you may reach out to our Membership Coordinator Kristen Pfeiler at or 760-873-4554. Once you purchase your tickets, we’ll make sure to keep you up to date with the latest information about driving directions and other details.
Photo of Chris Webster and Nina Gerber playing is by Tim Konrad. Photos courtesy of Chris Webster and Nina Gerber.

Crayons & Paint: Art in Nature
2019-08-10 09:00 - 13:00 | Karen’s Preserve
Looking for a fun and family-friendly way to get out in nature? Join us for a free morning of creative fun at Karen’s Preserve (south of Crowley Lake) on August 10th from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Bring your children, grandchildren, or other little loved ones and have a blast getting creative in nature.
At Crayons & Paint there will be fun educational games about local wildlife, native plants, animal tracks, and more. We will work on unique nature-inspired art projects including clay leaf prints while watching a live painting demo with local artist Lynn Marit Peterson.
There will be an optional bring-your-own picnic lunch with a special treat provided by ESLT and all participants will leave with an activity book to keep the outdoor fun going all summer long. Children ages 5 – 12 and their families are welcome.
Community members without children are encouraged to join Crayons & Paint as a volunteer, where they can help organize and run activities alongside other ESLT volunteers.
Attendance at this event is limited. For more information and to RSVP please contact Marie at marie@eslt.org or call (760) 873 – 4554.
Photos by Amy Leist.

Volunteer Stewardship Day at Conway and Mattly Ranches
2019-07-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Conway and Mattley Ranches
Calling all volunteers! Come join our July 25th stewardship day, hosted by Eastern Sierra Land Trust and Mono County at Conway and Mattly Ranches. We will focus on removing a non-native species called Wooly Mullein, especially near the aquaculture zone, along irrigation ditches, and throughout a wildlife enhancement area.
We will be walking ditches and using shovels, rakes, and loppers to remove plants from the ground. Removing non-native species early in the growing season prevents those plants from going to seed, thus stopping their spread.

Please remember to bring boots, hats to protect from sun and bugs, gloves for those with soft hands, lots of water, and your own tools if you would like to use them. Shared tools will also be available.
To volunteer or find out more, contact Marie at or call (760) 873 – 4554.

Wild Side Backyard Mixer
2019-07-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Eastern Sierra Land Trust Office Backyard, 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Come mingle at our WILD summer wildlife-themed mixer! We’ll snack and enjoy drinks while learning and chatting about animals. We’re looking forward to hearing fun facts and stories from other members of our local community who work alongside us protecting land for wildlife. Feel free to come with wildlife-related questions – we’ll be studying our sage grouse facts in the meantime. See you there!
RSVPs are helpful but not required. Please email Marie at or call (760) 873 – 4554 if you plan to attend.

Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Day
2019-07-18 08:00 - 10:00 | Highway 395
We need your help keeping Highway 395 beautiful and trash-free. On July 18th from 8-10 a.m., we’ll come together to clean the stretch of highway that ESLT has adopted. Please bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and sunglasses. We hope to see you there!
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Marie at or by calling (760) 873 – 4554. And stay posted – we may add more cleanup dates in the future!

Garden Inspiration Tour
2019-06-08 09:00 - 13:00 | Eastern Sierra Land Trust, 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Locals across the Eastern Sierra have been hard at work creating beautiful pollinator-friendly gardens filled with flourishing native plants. During our Garden Tour, you can see some of these lovely gardens in bloom, learn more about pollinator-friendly gardening, and come away with buckets of inspiration for your garden!
The tour will be self-guided – to pick up a map and information about the featured gardens, you can contact Marie at marie@eslt.org or (760) 873-4554, or you can stop by the ESLT office at 9AM on June 8.

Black Lake Stewardship Day
2019-05-21 | Black Lake Preserve
Join us for a spring stewardship day at our Black Lake Preserve on May 21. The remote preserve has a rich geologic, agricultural and ecological history and is also a critical bird habitat. We will work on several stewardship projects to improve wildlife habitat. More information to come soon. To volunteer or find out more, contact Marie at or call (760) 873 – 4554.

Migratory Bird Day at Black Lake Preserve
2019-05-11 08:00 - 10:30 | Black Lake Preserve
Come celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with ESLT and the Eastern Sierra Audubon Society!
International Migratory Bird Day is May 11th and to celebrate, we will be hosting a day of bird spotting and a walk-about at our beautiful . Come spend the morning alongside the Eastern Sierra Audubon Society’s experts as we all view the many local and migratory species that call this unique alkali lake home.
All birding levels are welcome – kids included! Please leave your pets at home. For directions and to RSVP, contact Marie at marie@eslt.org or at (760) 873-4554.

GardenFest Celebration
2019-05-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Eastern Sierra Land Trust Office Backyard, 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Come celebrate spring with us at our family-friendly annual GardenFest! This free, family-friendly community event will be buzzing with activity! This Saturday, you can…

Purchase native plants from ,
Collect seeds from the ,
Gather garden tips from ,
Learn about rare springtime birds with ,
Enjoy kids’ nature crafts,
Win raffle prizes from Eastern Sierra Land Trust and ,
Taste craft beers from ,
Munch brick-oven pizza from Pinon Pizza,
And more!

You can also learn more about our Eastside Pollinator Garden Project, which helps local gardeners bring their gardens to life by attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and other important pollinators.
Join the extravaganza this Saturday at 11AM, after the Choo Choo Swap Meet. You can attend both, so come out for a great Saturday in Bishop!
Questions? Ask Education Coordinator and AmeriCorps Member, Marie Ring by emailing marie@eslt.org or by calling (760) 873-927.

Pollinator Party
2019-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Eastern Sierra Land Trust, 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Join us for a lively gathering to celebrate butterflies, bees and other pollinators and the gardeners that work to give them a home. We’ll enjoy snacks and drinks while mingling with friends and sharing gardening stories, tips, tricks, and ideas. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our Eastside Pollinator Garden Project, or to just hang out and have some fun!
(This is our quarterly mixer!)
RSVPs are helpful but not required. Please email Marie at or call (760) 873 – 4554 if you plan to attend.

Black Lake Stewardship Days
2019-04-18 | Black Lake Preserve
Save the dates! Join us for one or both of our spring stewardship days at our Black Lake Preserve on April 18th and May 17th. The remote preserve has a rich geologic, agricultural and ecological history and is also a critical bird habitat. We will work on several stewardship projects to improve wildlife habitat. More information to come soon. To volunteer or find out more, contact Marie at or call (760) 873 – 4554.

Pollinator Garden Workshop
2019-04-06 10:00 - 13:30 | Inyo Council for the Arts, 137 S Main Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Are you interested in learning how you can create a pollinator friendly garden? Do you already have a certified Eastside Pollinator Garden and want to know what else you can do to help pollinators? Either way, please join our free Pollinator Garden Workshop!
Local guest speakers will present on butterflies, bees, birds and the benefits of creating a pollinator friendly garden. Beginning this year, we are hosting a post-workshop potluck where you can learn about taking your pollinator-friendly gardening to the next level.
The Pollinator Garden Workshop will be held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM, and will be immediately followed by the potluck.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Marie at or call (760) 873 – 4554.

Flash Foxy Stewardship Day with BLM
2019-03-24
Join Eastern Sierra Land Trust and Bureau of Land Management for a cleanup during the Women’s Flash Foxy Climbing Festival. We will be working on cleaning up a few favorite spots around Bishop. Space is limited, so please email marie@eslt.org or call (760) 873-4554 to RSVP and for more information.

Mule Deer Migration Field Trip
2019-03-09 14:00 - 17:00
Join us for an informative tour of the Round Valley mule deer herd’s migration corridor. Biologist Tim Taylor with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will share updates on how the deer are doing over the winter as we explore the beautiful Round Valley migration area.
This is a free family-friendly event, but please leave your canine friends at home this time. Binoculars are recommended but not required, and remember to dress accordingly for the weather. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
For more information (including meeting location) and to RSVP, please contact Marie Ring, ESLT Education Coordinator and AmeriCorps Member, at or (760) 873 – 4554.

Open House Celebration at ESLT
2019-01-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Eastern Sierra Land Trust Office Backyard, 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Join us as we meet and mingle with conservation partners and members like you, then lift our glasses to celebrate a GREAT start to the New Year. Your RSVP is helpful – if you plan to attend, please email .

Pint$ 4 Non-Profits - ESLT night at Mammoth Brewery!
2018-09-26 17:00 - 20:00 | Mammoth Brewing Company, 18 Lake Mary Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546
Join one of our , Rick Kattelmann, for a slideshow on snow in Central Asia at Mammoth Brewery on September 26th. $1 per pint goes to support Eastern Sierra Land Trust! Rick is an accomplished hydrologist and photographer, and sure to share a great collection of images and stories.
For more details, see Adventure HUB’s Pint$ 4 Non-Profits .
Thank you, Mammoth Brewery Company and the Adventure HUB, for hosting these series of engaging and meaningful conversations on health, environment, art, and our mountain culture.
Sept 26 – Rick Kattelmann – Seeking Snow: Central Asia to the Sierra
5-6 pm meet and greet with speakers and non-profit members. Presentations @ 6 pm.
Make it a night, gourmet food from the Eatery and tasty pints available for purchase.

The 10th Annual Great Sierra River Cleanup
2018-09-15 09:00 - 12:00
Join Eastern Sierra Land Trust on Saturday, September 15th, as we partner with organizations throughout the Sierra in the Great Sierra River Cleanup (GSRC). The GSRC is a statewide volunteer event that focuses on removing trash from Sierra Nevada waterways. Help our side of the Sierra do its part by volunteering to clean up our local rivers! Drinks and snacks will be provided. Please bring a hat, sunscreen, and water; leave pets at home.
To volunteer or for information about the cleanup location, please contact Ryan at (760) 873-4554 or email .

Remembering Genny Smith, Celebrating the Sierra
2018-09-02 12:30 - 18:30 | Hayden Cabin (Museum), 5489 Sherwin Creek Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 93546
Join us Sunday, Sept. 2, 12:30pm to dusk for presentations by ESLT, Mono Lake Committee, Friends of the Inyo, Southern Mono Historical Society, friends of Genny and others. Come hear great stories and learn about protecting the environment while enjoying food and drink, provided by Genny’s family. Park at the Sierra Meadows Equestrian Center. Golf Carts will be provided for those who can use a lift.

Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Days
2018-08-25 08:00 - 10:00, 2018-07-28 08:00 - 10:00 | CA, United States
Calling all Volunteers! ESLT needs your help in keeping Highway 395 beautiful by helping clean up our stretch of the highway. Please join us for one of the following cleanup dates: Saturday, July 28th, 8-10am or Saturday August 25th, 8-10am. We hope to see you there!
For more information or to volunteer, please contact or call (760)873-4554. Please bring a hat, sunscreen, water and sunglasses.

Back-to-Back Stewardship Days!
2018-08-23 09:00 - 12:00, 2018-08-22 09:00 - 12:00
Help ESLT and the BLM as we team up to protect the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse for two back-to-back days. On August 22nd and 23rd from 9am-12pm, we need as many hands as possible to help remove invading, small pinyon and juniper trees. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Bring a hat, closed-toe shoes, sunscreen, a camera, and water. Please leave pets at home. The meeting location will be near Bridgeport off HWY 395 at the Green Creek Rd turnoff (on the left when traveling northbound). The turnoff is roughly 20 minutes north of Lee Vining and is on the west side of the highway.
To volunteer or for further directions, contact us at or call (760)873-4554.

Crayons & Paint **canceled**
2018-08-04 09:00 - 12:00
This event, originally scheduled for August 4th, has been canceled due to recent fire activity affecting the air quality. Please make sure you are receiving our monthly e-newsletter (sign up below) to hear about the next time this event, and other fun, family outings are scheduled.
Looking for a fun and family-friendly way to get out in nature? Join Eastern Sierra Land Trust for our second annual Crayons & Paint at (south of Crowley Lake) for nature activities, animal tracking and art-making. Get a bit messy at our open-art station as local artist Lynn Marit Peterson joins us to create a one of a kind live painting! Children ages 5-15 and their families welcome.
RSVPs are needed because attendance at this event is limited. Please contact us at or call (760) 873-4554 for full information.

Green Creek Powerhouse Preserve Stewardship Day
2018-07-26 08:30 - 11:30 | CA
Lend a hand by joining Eastern Sierra Land Trust to improve beautiful meadow habitat near Bridgeport on the ! On July 26th from 8:30-11:30am, we need strong, able-bodied volunteers to help move boulders and mark the meadow boundary. This work will help vehicles from disturbing the land and keep the meadow safe for wildlife. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Please bring sunscreen, water, and a hat; leave pets at home.
For directions or to volunteer, contact us at or call (760)873-4554.

Eastside Mixer
2018-07-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Eastern Sierra Land Trust Office Backyard, 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Join Eastern Sierra Land Trust as we celebrate the wildlife that make our side of the Sierra so unique. On Wednesday July 25th from 5:00-6:30pm meet and mingle with other wildlife lovers for our Eastside Mixer. This free and casual event will be held at the Eastern Sierra Land Trust office at 250 N. Fowler St. in Bishop. We hope to see you there!
For more information or to RSVP, please contact or call (760)873-4554.

Swall Meadows Volunteer Restoration Workday
2018-06-21 07:30 - 09:30 | ESLT’s Swall Wildlife Preserve
Join ESLT’s volunteer team as we head out to our to restore important habitat for mule deer and other wildlife living in the Round Fire burn area!
We’ll meet at parking lot in Paradise off Lower Rock Creek Road () and then carpool to the Preserve. When we arrive, we’ll team up to plant and water young bitterbrush starts – which, when fully developed, will serve as a key source of food and shelter for mule deer, birds, and more.
If you’d like to “lend a hand on the land,” please or call (760) 873-4554 – we’d love to have your help!

Lands & Legacy Celebration
2018-06-08 - 2018-06-10
Save the Date and get ready to raise a glass to the lands and waters you’ve helped conserve forever! At our Party of the Year, we’ll come together with friends and fellow conservation supporters to celebrate the successes you make possible.
There’s lots in store for our 10th annual Lands & Legacy Celebration, including tours of our protected lands and ESLT’s signature Lands & Legacy Benefit Dinner on Saturday, June 9. Stay tuned for more details!
Tickets sell out quickly. If you want to make sure to reserve your spot at our Lands & Legacy Celebration, please

World Migratory Bird Day at Black Lake Preserve
2018-05-12 08:00 - 10:30 | ESLT’s Black Lake Preserve
World Migratory Bird Day is on May 12 – and in honor of the occasion, we’ll be out on the land looking to catch a glimpse of the resident and migratory birds that can be found in our area this time of year!
Experts from the will join us to lead a birding tour of our . We look forward to spending the morning viewing the many different birds that call this lake home.
All birding levels welcome – kids included! No pets please. For directions and to RSVP, or call (760) 873-4554.

POSTPONED--Finding Connection in Nature with John Muir Laws
2018-05-06 11:00 - 14:00 | Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd., Fremont, CA, 94555
This event will be rescheduled due to a last minute conflict. Please check back soon for new date. Feel free to with any questions.
Join Eastern Sierra Land Trust and John Muir Laws for a field trip exploring the beauty and diversity of plant and animal life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
John is a highly-acclaimed naturalist, artist, and educator who has dedicated his work to connecting people to nature through art and science. He has written and illustrated several books, including The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada. As we wander together through Coyote Hills, he will reflect on his experiences and work in the Bay Area and the Eastern Sierra, highlighting the urgency of conserving these very special places.
Please bring lunch and water. Over lunch, ESLT will share stories about our recent conservation successes working with landowners to preserve the Eastern Sierra’s lands and waters for the future.
$10 for ESLT members / $20 for nonmembers
Kids under 12 are free
Note: there is an additional $5 parking fee at Coyote Hills

GardenFest
2018-05-05 11:00 - 14:00 | Eastern Sierra Land Trust Office Backyard, 250 N. Fowler Street, Bishop, CA, 93514, United States
Come one, come all to our annual GardenFest Celebration!
Held in our office backyard in Bishop, this free, family-friendly event celebrates the arrival of spring with plants and delicious food for purchase, a free beer tasting, live music, children’s games, and more.
Blooming trees are filled with birds singing their melodies as butterflies, bees and hummingbirds bounce from flower to flower inspiring new life. In celebration of this magical time, this year’s GardenFest will feature:

Gardening tips and receive expert advice from local
Native plants for sale by
Vegetable plant starts available for sale
Information about
representatives on hand to answer your birding questions
Live music
Delicious brick-oven pizzas for purchase made on-site by Mark Wagner of
Nature-themed learning games for the kids
Kids raffle for a children’s book on bees
Free beer sampling by Bishop’s

GardenFest will also offer opportunities to learn about ESLT’s , and how you can transform your yard or garden into a pollinator haven.
Our fun-filled event also coincides with – an annual, statewide movement held every year on the first weekend in May with hopes to connect Californians of all ages with outdoor places and experiences.
For more information, today or call (760) 873-4554. We hope to see you there!
